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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-20
ODDS AND ENDS.

The subject of war between Germany and
France is one of frequent conversation now
among German citizens most of whom, espe
cially those of Prussan BIRTH talk as if they
thought the conflict inevitable and that the day
of actual combat is near at hand. The war
fever wages quite as fercely in some of the Ger
man societies and elsewhere where Teutons con.
gregate as it does in Germany.
Physicians, in their daily rounds, often have
great deal to contend with in the vagaries or
fances of their patients A South side member
of the fraternity, who was called to see an old
Irish lady some time ago. relates the following
in this connection:
when I arrived at the house found her to
be suffering from a severe cold. which she at
tributed to the ever changing climate, and i'm
mediately commenced to extol the virtue Of her
native country
"'Sure. dochter,' said she, when was gurrei
at home l often ran out in the winther widout
me hat and shawl, an whin thur was snow on
| the ground wud play outside in me bare feet
! The snow, Docther. isn't near so cold there as
here. Patrick and are goin' back to the ouid
| counthrie in the spring.
'My patient bad evidently been trying to do
| in her old age what she did with impunity when
| young but am afraid that when she and her
husband get back to the Green Isle they will find
the snow there as cold to them now as it is here
Indianapolis still leads the country in the
per cent of her increase in bank cearances," re-
marked prominent business man to a Journal
reporter, ''and the city is having period of re-
markable prosperity. Week before last the per
cent. of increase over the corresponding week in
| 1856 was 165 per cent. and last week it was 1913,
| both mere than double the per cent. of increase
at any other point in the United States This
| business boom-for such it really s-has been
| going on now for over six months and there is
| every indication that it will continue. Indian
| apols, however is too full of croakers to give
| the proper encouragement to prosperity There
| are set of men here who seem to think that
they are not doing their duty unless they are
| continually making some complaint about the
| city. These same men have acquired their fort
unes here, and could not, / believe, make a
respectable living anywhere else in the country
| A committee of them went East few months
ago. on business trip. and were received in
| Washington and one or two other cities as the
representatives of the Board of Trade Instead
| of telling the truth about the city, they dwelt
on the effects of the panic, fifteen years ago.
| whenever they were asked about the place.
Other cities less prosperous than indianapolis
| make more noise about their growth and enter.
prise. A Kansas City man talks Kansas City
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-20
Great Act of the Hired Girl.

Doylestown (Pa.) lntelligencer.
The other morning in barn near Norris.
town the hired man and two of the farmers
sons were competing arduousy with each other
on the barn-f floor to ascertain who could put one
of his heels around his neck. The boys said
they had seen man in a circus put both his
heels around his neck at once. Strange in
deed. if they could not get one around. Sc
they heaved and strained, and the hired man
heaved and strained to accomplish the feat.
Little did they know that the hired girl was
watching the performance with breathless inter
est through knot-hole in the barn. A few
hours later the hired girl was missing. After
yelling for her a dozen times with no response
a search was instituted. She was not in the
house, neither was she at the barn. The search
ing party repaired to the milk house. There
was the girl PROSTATE the floor, with both
heels around her neck and utterly unable to gel
them loose. She said she would have died before
calling for help.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-20
SEE VIM. L. Elders windows.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

The next excursion via the Santa Fe route will leave
INDIANAPOLIS on Feb. %. and will include only south
California points, viz: Los Angeles. trip over
the Los Angeles & San Gabriel Valley railroad to Pa
sadenas Sierra Madre Villa. and all points on the
California Southern railroad, including San Diego
information call address T. F. HENDRY. pas
senger agent Atchison, Topeka s. Santa Fe rail
road. 90 South Illinois street. indianapolis, Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-20
The Senate Committees Inquiry.

The Senate committee benevolent institu-
tons began taking testimony, yesterday morn
ing, in relation to the affairs of the Insane Hos
pital. The State was represented by Oliver L.
Norton and Lucius B. Swift Before the CON-
nittee began work there was an informal dis
cussion as to how thorough the investigation
should be, and how much privilege Messrs. Nor
ION and Swift were to be allowed. Chairman
French said he did not intend that the investi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-20
Money! tn Loan,

If you want straight business loan of home
money on Marion county real estate at reasona-
bleinterest, without commissions middlemen or
red tape, and for any time from three to ten
years, apply to VIM. H. ENGLISH.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-04-14
THE HYACINTH TRADE.
A Dutch Flower Metropolis Islanded by
Seas Of Blooms.

A Dutch Flower Metropolis Islanded by
Seas Of Blooms.
In April and May Holland is garden of
hyacinths, especially in the vicinity of Haar-
lem, the metropolis of the trade in hyacinth
bulbs Its suburbs are in spring perfectly
aglow for weeks and weeks with the most
delicately scented flowers. Whole fields of
hyacinths and auriculas, and tulips and car
nations, in the most bewildering variety of
colors, impart an fhdescribable gayety to the
southern and western sides of the town. The
hyacinth has been cultivated for at least 300
years. In the middle of last century the
famous Dutch growers Of this bloom offered
for sale fifty straightforward and nearly one
hundred double-howered varieties. One of
them, knewn as La Refine des Femmes,"
q single white, is said to have produced from
thirty -four to thirty eight flowers on spike,
and ON its first appearance to have sold for
more than $40 q bulb; while the econ
double Ge,e blne brought gna fnlly double
500 and si5O, and the King Solomon" " an
even higher price. The original of all these
plants is an Insignificant Oriental form, bear
ing on q single spike only a few narrow
lobed, blue flowers. The improyements in
it are all duet the skill Of the gardener. The
to see spikes of hyacinths six or seven inches
long, and thickiy set with blooms which
measure in circumference from seven to nine
inches. The English nurserymen have, no
doubt, done much to bring this plant to per-
fection. But the Dutch growers still main
tain their traditional eminence as the cham
pion hyacinth-rearers of the world. There
is something in the soil of Holland, some
thing also In its humid atmosphere, con-
genial to these plants, and great deal in the
patient unexcitable character of its excellent
people which peculiarly suits them for the
placid labor of growing bulbs.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-04-14
CLEyELAND,s EXERCISE.
He Will Not Straddle Horse Nor Swi
Indian Clubs.

He Will Not Straddle Horse Nor Swing
Indian Clubs.
Colonel Lamont denies that President
Cleveland intends to take horseback ex-
ercise, or that he intends to practice gym
nastics. Secretary Bayard, who can be
seen on horseback any fine afternoon in
company with his daughter on the coun-
try roads about Washington, has long
been urging on the President the neces-
sity for taking outdoor exercise and has
described the pleasure of horseback-rid-
ing. He was so sure that he had made a
convert of Mr.. Cleveland that he an
nounced it to his friends as a good piece of
news. Colonel Lamont gives the public
an idea that the President is likely to
compromise on buggy He says he has
purchased road horse for himself, and
this no doubt means that the President
will have the use of it whenever he de-
sires to take spin and hold the reins
while he forgets the cares of office.
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.ou atty dollalre to make ne her hu;.

you fifty 4 dollaire to make me her hus-
FIFTY dollars r. the bishops avaricious
heart responded. ut is Weasley's whole
fare The good demon must have sent
this man here."' l
Then the business piety returning, the
bishop spoke aloud: !.
"What are the names of the partiesf
Marriage, my brother, the apostle says, Is
honorable in all-Hebrews xiii, 4. / see
not that It may not be honorable in thee. !"
"Ze names are on certificates we have
filed. Ze fee pay you Is extraordinaire,
monsieur. For re fifty dollaire we make
two demands: Au premiere, Eat you
marry ze bride yelled! Au seconds, Eat
YOU sign two certificates for us, to pro-
tect re lady and moi meme"
"The age of the bride?" asked Garrick
Howton.
"What mattair zat? You have made
re wife at fourteen, many time. My
bride is sixteen, saire. Come, re money !"
He felt the bankbill in his hand and 1t
dried up his compunctions of heart; he
felt a quill put in his fingers and the
stranger, with something like fusee,
made flame that contained birthstone
and seemed yellow and blue.
Externally be mine, as zis papair you
sign," the strange man exclaimed-"l
mean re lady child, re lady, parbseu."
The voice had deep sepulchral tone in
it, and by the foreboding flame, Garrick
saw a person whose forehead was all in
patches, with French mustaches under his
nose and blackened eyebrows drawn
nearly through the temples to the edge OF
colorless, inky wig.
"You must give me some name" spoke
the bishop, as he signed, although can
not read by such light"
II am re Marquis Bellsbulb."
"Bring in the lady"
Low laughter seemed to be circling
around the apartment as the uniting
words were said by the bishops faltering
tongue.
Loud laughter broke from the carriage
windows as the scoundrel drove away.
"Here, Weasley! Eunice! Lights
Lights ~ exclaimed old Garrick Howton
II have got my last marriage fee."
through the windows showed bridal
wreaths of stars upon their forbidding
brows, like the awful presence of the
marquis who had but now departed with
childhood's purity in his false black eyes
and wig.
The bishop took fire and lighted 8
candle. He saw paper lying upon the
floor with his signature to it. He read
with horror that he acknowledged the
sale of his soul to Beelzebub for thou
sand years.
"Ha! haw he cried, "Satan has dropped
the contract he entrapped me to sign
| To the fire-to the fire with It'll!
| A voice seemed to sound from the gar
ret on the wailing of the wind.
"You signed two such certificates
| You have married Eunice to the devil
Father" cried Weasley Howton next
morning, "Eunice is not to be found
Will you forgive her if she has married.
| if she has married me?"
Bishop Howton lay on the floor dead
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FADED vIOLETs.
BY CHARLES KENT.

Faded violets-three or four,
Forgotten in my corner drawer,
And only now just brought to light,
While dressing for the ball tonight.
While hunting for the other glove,
found this pledge of rarely love,
Which, like ghost of dear friend dead,
Recalls the days that too soon fed,
And makes again with former zest,
The joys that thrilled my happy breast.
HoS soft and white that hand petite,
That shyly gave the violets sweet,
As parting at the rustic gate
went tomeet another fate.
said goodbye and went away-
(Her weddings in the Times today,
And am still happy "bach,"
Heart-whole, tho marre,l by many scratch
Twas my intent at this same ball,
To offer Kate my heart and all
My worldly goods to her endow;
] do not think I'll do II now.
For since these violets. limp and gray,
Turned up tn taunt and seem TO say:
"Where are all the vows you plighted,
Ere we were withered. dead and blightedr r
Where ah, gone, where Al things must
Ashes 70 aahas and dut 70 dust =
OIL hang o,d m4noe1n, hane ~ NeUCa
The ~ epblttqyI t hpag Il
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women seemed 70 The white visitor 10
be more sAtagesand brutal than tb6 men:
Mr.. ROmilly gives no further details Of
the h0frid spectacle which, he says, VIII
not bear description. These cannibals
are now the subjects Of Emperor William
and II 4 to be hoped that he will reform
their bill of fare.
It is not to be supposed that human
flesh 10 the usual diet Of cannibals. Many
Of them never taste It except when they
are at war. Even then, unless the VIC
Tins are very numerous, the humber
members Of the tribe do not always get
more than enough Of the food to barely
whet their appetites. The plebeians
among the Bangala used invariably to sit
at the second table, and II the supply was
rather short the big bugs did not stint
themselves at all to make 1t 60 round.
Some people also eat human flesh when
other food is scarce, and instances of this
sort have been narrated of few of our
Indian tribes. Certain natives Of Terra
del Fuego, when starving in winter, al
ways throttle and devour the Oldest
woman of the party. They were asked
once why they did not kill their dogs In
stead, and their answer was that dogs
could catch otter, while old women
couldn't. Schoolcraft and Father Henne-
pin tell of North American Indians eat
ing the flesh Of their enemies, some from
pure bravado and others in the belief
that they will thus inherit the manly
qualities of brave foes. 1t is not many
centuries since our own ancestors in
Cured how and then the imputation Of
cannibalism. Gibbon says that the
Crusaders from Western Europe some
Il e r. =
ss a sis Ssr cSpse The essa snss
got into the kitchen Of Bohemond saw
several human bodies roasting on spits,
odious among the Turks and Saracens
because they had the name and reputa-
ton of being cannibals.
G. G. ADAMS.
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"Pogonip" is said to be the name given
by mountaineers of Nevada to sort of
frozen fog that appears sometimes in
winter, even on the clearest and brightest
of days. In an instant the air is filled
with floating needles of ice. To breathe
pogonip is death to the lungs. When it
comes people rush tocover The Indians
dread It as much as the whites. 1t ap-
pears to be caused by the sudden freezing
in the air of the moisture which collects
about the submits of the high peaks.
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Working the Ramie Plant.

The newly-devised apparatus for work
ing the ramie plant has thus far proved
so successful as to create great confidence
in its utility as compared with other con-
trivances brought forward for this pur-
pose. The green stems are introduced
between rollers at one end of the ma
chine, and after passing through or be-
tween various others, which hackle,
stretch, scrape and beat-the whole pro-
cess being aided by flowing jet of water,
which acts as cushion, lubricant and
flux-the fibre passes out at the other end
in the most satisfactory condition, being
thus effectually cleansed at one operation.
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Won't Your

Do you remember when you heard
My lips breathe loves first faltering word;
You do, Sweet-don't your
When having wander'd all the day,
Link'd arm in arm, dared to say,
you'll have me-won't your"
And when you blush d, and could not speak,
/ fondly kiss'd your glowing cheek,
Did that affront you?
Oh, surely not; your eyes exprest
No wrath-but said perhaps in Jest,
you'll love me-won't your
Pm sure my eyes replied, ~ will"
And you believe that promise still
You do, Sweet-don't you?
Yes, yes! when age has made our eyes
Unfit for questions, or replies,
"You'll love me-won't your
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Two Calves in One.

A COW belonging to ]. g. Allison, of
Buffalo township, Washington county,
Pa, gave birth to male calf with two
perfectly formed heads. The animal was
born dead, and tipped the beam at 100
pounds It was purchased By Jacob
exhibition Mr.. Nease discovered that the
animal possessed two hearts, two livers
and two pairs of lungs. The two heads
are perfectly formed, and are each as
large in size as the head of an ordinary
calf Two backbones run the entire
length of the animal.
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GENERAL LoGAN,s BOOK.

A Work That Is Sure to Provoke Some
Exceedingly Bitter Controversies.
General John A. Logan's new book, en-
titled "The Volunteer Soldier of America"
which will soon be issued. promises to create
a sensation in military and literary circles.
A personal friend of the late senator, who
lives in Harrisburg Pa, has received from
Mrs. Logan the prospectus and some ad-
vanced sheets.
According to those who have seen the sheets
the aim of the author seems to have been
to elevate the volunteer soldier of the repub.
lie in the late war at the expense of the reg
ulars. The early chapters are devoted to.a
similar purpose with reference to the pre-
vious wars, from the revolution down to the
conflict in Mexico. But the author only be-
comes peppery when the history of the re-
bellion is under treatment. The West Point
Military Academy is handled with great
severity, and the so-called military lobby, by
which it is boldly charged that, during and
since the war, legislation of Congress was in
1uenced against the volunteer and in favor
of the regular, is denounced in terms of the
severest reproach.
The author divides the actors in the late
struggle into two classes, namely, the nat.
ural soldiers and the academic soldiers. In
the former class he puts Washington, Greene,
Wayne Putnam, Stark, Knox, and Hamil-
ton of the revolution, and Terry, b.. d.
Summer, Phil Kearney, Sickles, ]. d. Cox.
Birney, Frank p. Blair, McClernand, John
NJ. Palmer the McCooks, Corcoran, Shields,
Thomas Francis Meagher, Thomas 4. Wing,
James A. Garfield, Llicius Fairchild, present
head of the Grand Army of the Republic,
and others. These he designates as volun-
teers as distinguished from the academic SOL
diers, meaning those who were educated at
West Point.
One of the features of the work. and the
one that will probably provoke the most
comment, is the reference to General Sher-
man. That general, in his memoirs, refers
to the military achievements of General
Logan In anything but fattering terms. 1t
seems that previous to the issue of Sher-
mans book correspondence had been
maintained between Sherman and Logan,
in which Sherman had professed the warm
est attachment for Logan and the highest
appreciation of his military services. After
the publication of the Sherman memoirs,
Sherman went to Logan and appealed to his
magnanimity to keep the correspondence
concealed, and to that Logan reluctantly
Welded. Sherman tried TO induce the ILL
nois senator to surrender to him the letters.
but to this request q refusal was returned.
Since the death of Logan his friends in and
out of the army have prevailed on Mrs.
Logan to allow the correspondence to be in
serted in the forthcoming book. They
reasoned that justice to the memory of her
late husband made such course necessary,
and Mrs. Logan has consented.
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Who d that man who walks remote,
with trowsers ffayed and rsveled coat,
Who never smiles or laughsf
Alasi he's one whom fate condemns
10 writing sage apothegms,
And funny paragraphs.
Before he met with his mishap
He was fairly decent chap,
With signs of intellect;
And though it was of small amount,
His ,mpretentious bank account,
sss Secured him some respect.
He was engaged maid to wed
Whose cheeks were as the roses red,
1.-the, sylphid, azure eyed,
Her smile would turn the sourest glad
To emphasize her charms she had
Ten thousand pounds beside.
This chap could turn witty phrase
Till tribute smiles and friendly praise,
Obscured his Judgment dim:
Then an incautious friend one day
Said you're genius in your way;
Alas that settled him.
In nearly every case you'll find
The man who settles in his mind
His genius is immense,
From that time on as fate reveals
He starts to ravel at the heels,
And get experience.
Through every sanctum door he slip't,
With tedious rolls of manuscript,
Until in self-defense,
An editor let him express
A stickfull of facetiousness,
And complicated sense.
He tortures everything he sees
Into insane anomalies,
And paradoxes crude,
Till daily, all who know him see
Through shreds and patches ravels he,
To frayed desuetude.
And he's the man who walks remote,
With trousers frayed and raveled coat,
Who never smiles or laughs:
He writes obituary gems,
Quips, repartee, apothegms,
And funny paragraphs.
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There Are Moments.

Oh, there are moments in mems mortal
years
When for an instant that which long has
lain
Beyond our reach is ON sudden found
In things of smallest compass and we hold
The unbounded shut In one small minutes
space,
And worlds within the hollow of our hand;
A world Of music in one word of love,
A world of love in one quick, wordless look,
A world OF thought In one translucent
phrase,
A world Of memory In one mournful chord,
A world Of sorrow In one little song,
Such moments are mans holiest the divine
And hrst-sown seeds Of loves etsrnity.
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Art, as ap- |
piled to the |
deco ration |
ofthe home,
is art in its
best form.
It is not
alone a graf
ifcation to
the eye, but
the minister
of the COM
fort and lux
ury that
make home
attractive.
The fash
onofto-day
clothes each
room in
keepingwith
its uses, each
piece Of fur
niture, the
carpets, the
ngin 81
and the or
ma m enta-
tion being
C h os en- to
h nonize.
Uph olstery
colors are
d ull a n d
rich, rather
than snowy,
bright colors
toned down.
Old reds, , old
bl es, the
brown reds,
brown colds
and bronze,
are rtisti-
cally COM
b i n ed in
s t II ifs for
curtai C n S,
portie s
a md furni-
ture cover
ings; and
W here the
h a angin g s
are of plush
or brocatelle
in hes e
shades, the
Innings are
of satin or
spun silk in
light colors,
either gold.
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The Extraordinary mortality IN the family
Of the Baron Duradd exclted, the sngpicioiib
Of the French customs police efter that 0en-
tIemap hnd crossed the 9elSjan boundary
t0uy frn0 n -. many mQpthe. traveliuo
esch 1lms MA ) hs.eit eally ss9lsa eotl1.
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THE BEAUTIFUL HOME.
MODERN STYLES OF HOUSE FUR
NrsHrNG AND ADORNNfENT.

Common wild Flowers Applied 10 Deco
rative Uses-Oriental Shades Of Color In
Fabrics-wall Hangings and window
Drspery--Art Individuality Of the vari-
Ous Rooms.